Orkney in numbers
- Coordinates
- -26.9802, 26.6727
- Population
- 110 052
- Region
- North West
- Country
- South Africa, Africa
- Capital
- Cape Town — 1090 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Orkney, North West, South Africa
The local time in Orkney, North West, South Africa — in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone (+2) — is shown on this page.
Orkney, South Africa
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
Local time in Orkney
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Orkney, North West.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:24 AM Solar noon 11:58 AM Sunset 6:32 PM Daylight 13 h 08 min Night 10 h 52 min Civil twilight 5:00 AM – 6:56 PM
Weather in Orkney right now
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Orkney and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 2619
- 2620
- 2621
- 2622
- 2624
- 2625
- 2626
- 2627
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in North West
- Soshanguve 872 309
- Rustenburg 373 695
- Klerksdorp 227 039
- Potchefstroom 178 285
- Brits 122 497
- Hammanskraal 112 950
Other places named Orkney
Same time zone — Africa/Johannesburg
- Johannesburg South Africa
- Cape Town South Africa
- Durban South Africa
- Pretoria South Africa
- Soweto South Africa
- Gqeberha South Africa
Nearby places
- Kanana — 4.6 km
- Ariston — 5.2 km
- Umzimhle — 7.6 km
- Vaal Reefs — 8.3 km
- Boetrand — 8.9 km
- Neserhof — 10.9 km
Time and daylight in Orkney
Orkney shares one clock with the nearby places Kanana and Ariston.
8 postal codes have been allocated to Orkney.
The zone in force in Orkney is Africa/Johannesburg, with an offset of UTC+2. Seasonal change: No.
The day begins at Orkney with sunrise at 5:24 AM and ends with sunset at 6:32 PM. Daylight totals 13 h 08 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Orkney observe?
- Orkney observes Africa/Johannesburg, whose offset is +2.
- Is daylight saving time in force in Orkney?
- Daylight saving in Orkney: No.
- What time does the sun rise in Orkney?
- The sun rises in Orkney at 5:24 AM.